I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Hot Shot by Staci Hart Series: Roseville Ramblers #2
on April 25, 2025
Genres: Adult Contemporary Romance, Adult Sports Romance
Pages: 450
Source: the author
Format: E-galley
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Blurb:
Never thought I’d agree to a marriage of convenience to my hot, firefighter ex boyfriend.
Especially after he casually informs me we’ve been married for ten years.
Ten years ago, Wilder and I were so in love that we got married in Vegas for one night only before leaving for college on different sides of the world. He was supposed to mail the annulment papers.
Problem is, he didn’t.
Worse? He didn’t tell me.
Not even when I came back to town to marry another man.
But now he needs my help, and I can’t say no. All I have to do is have to pretend in front of the whole town like we’re married. Hold hands. Kiss. Not throw myself at him when he looks at me like I’m the only woman in the world.
My body might remember him, but the rest of me isn’t ready. Because I’m just learning how to find myself, and if I get wrapped up in Wilder’s world, I’ll lose more than my heart—I’ll lose everything.
Again.
My Review
So I missed out on the first book in this series, but boy am I glad I was able to read this one! I loved this story so much! As a teacher I loved all those aspects of the story. While it sucks that the teachers in this school didn’t share their lessons with each other, almost everything else Cass dealt was familiar and so true for the experiences I’ve had in education.
And then there was Wilder. Oh how I fell in love with him! He was of course an ex professional baseball player, now a firefighter, I mean what is hotter than either of those? I loved the small town and all the different characters, friends, and family that were a part of the story. The added storyline of Wilder suddenly finding out he had a daughter was so emotional, towards the end it had me in tears at several points.
There was a point when Cass was doubting if she should have gotten into the fake marriage/turned to real renewed relationship and I was so prepared to be mad about her doing anything that would mess them up. But the way the author handled it was perfect. People have doubts like that all the time, so it made sense, and then for her to just know she’d still choose what she did.
It was a really steamy book too, at times maybe a bit more than I normally prefer, but for the most part nothing too crazy. And it fit their relationship as well. Another winner from Staci Hart and now I need to go back and read the first one!
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This one sounds fun. I always like fake dating but fake when really married is a step up.
It definitely was a fun way to do this one.
The surprise we’re still married trope is a fun one! Glad to hear this was a hit!
The author definitely continues to write winners for me!
I really like the sound of this book, except for the steamy description. Too bad that might be too much for me. Great review, Lisa and I’m glad you enjoyed this one.
Yeah, this one would probably be too steamy for your tastes.